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Jiri Novak fought through his anger and did his best to concentrate on his first-round match at the United States Open on Monday. But even his victory over Radek Stepanek could not put him at ease. A 13-year-old ball boy had fainted while chasing...

September 1, 2004, Wednesday

When the last shot by Jiri Novak landed wide of the line, the crowd at the Grandstand Court erupted, but it was nothing compared with the outpouring by Younes el-Aynaoui. He raced to the side of the stands and leaped into the arms of his trainer,...

September 1, 2003, Monday

Anyone familiar with Andre Agassi knows the post-victory drill: bows and blown kisses to all four corners of the court, an engaging, empathetic speech and an extended wave on his way out the door with security guards keeping the excitement from...

October 21, 2002, Monday

Andy Roddick of the United States defeated Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3, last night to advance to the final of the $2.95 million Tennis Masters Canada in Toronto. Roddick, 19, will try to become the youngest player to win the...

August 4, 2002, Sunday

So it wasn't Pat Rafter vs. Andre Agassi. So it wasn't Agassi vs. Lleyton Hewitt or anybody else whom Australian and international tennis fans have spent years getting to know and admire. But it was still a men's semifinal in a Grand Slam event, and...

January 25, 2002, Friday

Jiri Novak won the Gstaad Open in Switzerland yesterday, beating Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-5, in a final shortened because of rain. The unseeded Novak, a Czech ranked 65th in the world, captured his second title of the season. He broke...

July 16, 2001, Monday

Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic beat the defending champion Alex Corretja of Spain, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, yesterday to advance to the final of the Gstaad Open. Novak, twice the doubles champion at Gstaad and a doubles finalist at Wimbledon a week ago,...

July 15, 2001, Sunday

There will not be a rematch of this year's Wimbledon final between Pete Sampras and Patrick Rafter at the Tennis Masters Series-Canada in Toronto. Yesterday eighth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia outlasted Sampras, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8). The loss came...

August 5, 2000, Saturday

John McEnroe's Davis Cup team apparently has the knack that he had for living on the edge. For the second straight match in two months, McEnroe's first two as captain, the United States is going into the reverse singles needing to win them both...

April 9, 2000, Sunday

Pete Sampras pulled a different kind of Davis Cup disappearing act today. He waited until the ball was in play before he messaged John McEnroe that he wasn't coming. Not, at least, the Sampras whom Captain McEnroe was expecting. Not the Sampras...